I do recall when the first Mappe of Ankh-Morpork was printed and Sir Terry said that, far from being restricted, he found that the map stimulated new ideas for stories. As a result I am not entirely sure which locations are mapped and which may not be. I doggedly worked my way through the book of The Compleat Ankh-Morpork, being somewhat confused at first by the inset maps of the Shades and their map indications which seemed to use the same labels as other places on the large map.
anyone else have any ideas or reflections on this book?Ĭlick to expand.I think there's still room for mystery and discovery. For anything rooted in fantasy fiction to work, there have got to be grey areas, unexplored and mysterious parts of the City, loosde ends left to dangle, if only to provide an ongoing sense of mystery. The only caveat I would place on a work like this is - there is a risk of providing Too Much Information. (The Prancing Pony Tea-Rooms are located in upper Dimwell, near to the Deosil Gate). I am already planning a Discworld-Lord of the Rings crossover called Bunfight at the Prancing Pony Tea-Rooms, for instance.
(but who's in a hurry?)Īnd as a fan-fic writer, I have to say it is a lovely and wonderful source of inspiration for stories. The bulk of the book takes the form of a directory of trades and services, often with lovely little advertisment illustrations, and it includes an updated and much-improved, much more detailed, pull-out Streets of Ankh-Morpork city map.įrom a point of view of editing and writing the l-Space Wiki, there is so much additional information here that it would take YEARS to update the Wiki and add it all. I've been dipping into this almost continually since I bought my copy in November.Īlthough it contains a lot of new material by Terry, it isn't really a novel as such: it takes the in-universe form of an updated and revised version of Welcomme to Ankh-Morporkke - A Citie of Onne Thousand Surprises, the indispensible (and often wildly inaccurate) guide-book for visitors.
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